- Part Of
- Gilbert Studios fonds
- Negev dinners series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 37
- Series
- 1
- File
- 2
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1966
- Physical Description
- 51 negatives : b&w ; 11 x 13 cm
- Admin History/Bio
- Bert Godfrey was born on June 1, 1908 to Minnie Reisman and Solomon Godfrey. He married Ruth Grossman and they had two children named Corrine Leigh and Sheldon. Bert Godfrey was president of S. Godfrey Co. Ltd, a wool import and export company founded by Samuel Godfrey.
- Godfrey contributed much time and energy to the cause of Israel and other philanthropic pursuits. Mr. Godfrey was founding president of Beth Tzedec and former president of Goel Tzedec. He served as president of the Bureau of Jewish Education and was founding president of of the United Synagogue Day School. He also sat on several different boards including: Mount Sinai, Jewish home for the Aged, United Jewish Welfare Fund and the Canadian Jewish Council.
- Other awards presented to Bert Godfrey include, the Jewish Theological Seminary of America's Louis Marshall Award in 1961 and the National Human Relations Award from the Canadian Council of Christians and Jews in 1964.
- Scope and Content
- File consists of negatives documenting the 1966 Negev Dinner held in honour of Bert Godfrey. The dinner was hosted by the Jewish National Fund at the Royal York Hotel and was attended by members of the Toronto Jewish community.
- Images are of the main activities and participants of the event including speeches and presentations from the following guests: Alfred Green, Rabbi Gedalia Felder, Rabbi Erwin Schild, Nat Hurwich, Manny Rotman, Honourable Gabriel Lourie, Honourable Allan A. Grossman, Mayor Philip G. Givens, Samuel Shainhouse, Morris B. Kaufman, Rabbi David Monson, Max Schecter, Honourable Mr. Justice Abraham H Lieff, Rabbi Stuart E. Rosenberg, Louis L. Lockshin, Rabbi Louis J Cashdan, and Julius Hayman.
- Name Access
- Negev Dinner
- Jewish National Fund
- Godfrey, Bert
- Green, Alfred
- Felder, Rabbi Gedalia
- Schild, Rabbi Erwin
- Hurwich, Nat
- Rotman, Manny
- Lourie, Honourable Gabriel
- Grossman, Allan A.
- Givens, Philip G.
- Shainhouse, Samuel
- Kaufman, Morris B.
- Monson, Rabbi David
- Schecter, Max
- Lieff, Mr. Justice Abraham H.
- Rosenberg, Rabbi Stuart E.
- Lockshin, Louis L.
- Cashdan, Rabbi Louis J.
- Hayman, Julius
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Gilbert Studios fonds
- Negev dinners series
- Negev dinner honouring Bert Godfrey file
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 37
- Series
- 1
- File
- 2
- Item
- 1
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1966
- Physical Description
- 1 negative : b&w ; 11 x 13 cm
- Notes
- Photograph by Al Gilbert.
- Name Access
- Godfrey, Frank
- Godfrey, Bert
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright may not be held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Gilbert Studios fonds
- Negev dinners series
- Negev dinner honouring Bert Godfrey file
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 37
- Series
- 1
- File
- 2
- Item
- 18
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1966
- Physical Description
- 1 negative : b&w ; 11 x 13 cm
- Notes
- Photograph by Al Gilbert.
- Name Access
- Godfrey, Bert
- Hayman, Julius
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright may not be held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
